In 2014 parliamentary general elections, the BJP candidate from Rampur parliamentary seat, Nepal Singh had established a lead of 44156 votes over nearest SP rival Naseer khan in the Mirzapur assembly segment. In 2014 parliamentary general elections, the Apna Dal candidate from Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat, Anupriya Patel, backed by BJP, had established a huge lead of 66786 votes over her nearest Congress rival Lalitesh Pati Tripathi in the Mirzapur assembly segment.